Gilbert’s potoroo

Potorous gilbertii

Blamed on cats

IUCN status: Critically Endangered

EPBC Threat Rating: High/Very High

IUCN claim: “Predation by introduced red foxes and feral cats are the major threats”

Studies in support

No studies

Studies not in support

No studies

Is the threat claim evidence-based?

There are no studies linking cats to Gilbert’s potoroo.

Evidence linking Potorous gilbertii to cats. Systematic review of evidence for an association between Potorous gilbertii and cats. Positive studies are in support of the hypothesis that cats contribute to the decline of Potorous gilbertii, negative studies are not in support. Predation studies include studies documenting hunting or scavenging; baiting studies are associations between poison baiting and threatened mammal abundance where information on predator abundance is not provided; population studies are associations between threatened mammal and predator abundance.

References

EPBC. (2015) Threat Abatement Plan for Predation by Feral Cats. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Department of Environment, Government of Australia. (Table A1).

Wallach et al. 2023 In Submission